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In the wake of strong burgeoning defence ties between the US and its Asian allies, North Korea has launched its first operational “tactical nuclear attack submarine”- Hero Kim Un Ok.

At least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed when Islamist militants attacked a military camp and a vessel in northeastern Mali on Thursday, the interim government said. Many more were wounded, it added in a statement read on…

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, hours after Russia launched its first missile attack in a week against the Ukrainian capital. Blinken’s trip aimed to assess Ukraine’s 3-month-old…

First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced. “This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain at their home in Rehoboth…

The future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and into work, the head of the United Nations’ labour body has told the BBC. Gilbert Houngbo, director-general of the International Labour…

Thousands of people remain trapped at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated the area and created thick, ankle-deep mud which sticks to campers’ shoes and vehicle tires. Attendees were told to shelter…

At least seven worshippers were killed in an attack on a mosque by a gang of armed men in Nigeria’s northwest Kaduna state, police said on Saturday. The attack, in the remote Saya village of the Ikara local government area of the state,…

Officers in South Africa have killed 18 suspected robbers during a shootout in Limpopo province, according to police. The suspects were believed to be planning a cash truck heist, also called a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist, and were…

A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube, the latest in a widening crackdown on dissent in the kingdom that has drawn international criticism. The judgement…

At least 52 people have died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Johannesburg, South African authorities say. More than 40 others are injured. Johannesburg authorities say it’s unclear what sparked the blaze at the…